Guy Croft Lincoln UK 01522 705222

The head in GC's photos belongs to me, Simon Ryle, and is from my 1976 131 1600 Special saloon. I asked Guy to carry out a very simple overhaul of the head after the headgasket blew. I wasn't looking for a high performance re-work. My original plan was to have new valve seats sweated into the head t...

I collected the car on Saturday morning, and I am very pleased with the work carried out on the car, and am happy to recommend the chap who did it. The work carried out was a full distributor and carb overhaul, including rejetting, also new Iridium plugs, new leads and a synthetic oil and filter cha...

Thanks for your input chaps. The latest is that the Abarth is now sitting in a workshop in south London, having undergone a distributor and carb re-build. I have not yet seen or driven the car since these works have been undertaken but will post a more detailed and (hopefully) technical report when ...

Hello Gents, Just to update a little on the status of my 131 Abarth. Well, currently I can't get the thing to start at all now, so I'm not exactly what you'd call a 'happy bunny' at the moment! So, if anyone knows where I can source a coil and a condenser for such a beast I'd be pleased to hear from...

Following my request elsewhere on this site for a TC exhaust gasket, I actually managed to find one in an 'old' headset I had 'in stock' from a 125 engine. I was rather surprised that the standard exhaust gasket for a 1608cc unit is also specified for the 1438cc, and fits the 1995cc exactly. Perhaps...

Thank you all very much for your replies. Tom, thanks for the advice regarding the ignition. This is definitely an option I intend to explore. Ralph, your carb is very tempting,however following a detailed discussion with GC late last week the first thing I am going to try is a proper carb strip and...

Hello Guy, Strange that you say that you wouldn't use anything so small in this application when Fiat fitted it in the factory(?). The carb has always been a weak point on the car during my ownership and I've had trouble getting both the mixture right for the MoT and getting it to perform smoothly. ...

Guy, if you do open a garage I'll be first in the queue!

Can you recommend a suitably sized carb for use in place of the ADF?

Sumplug, have you got first hand experience of Aldon Automotive? If so, what service did they perform for you?

Here are a few problems I'm having with my 1976 131 Abarth which are detracting from the pleasure of driving it. I've never really been happy with the way that it runs. It's always had a flat spot on acceleration which hasn't been cured by cleaning the jets. The engine is fitted with the standard si...

Hi This a pic of my 1976 131 Special 1600. The learned Mr Croft has prepared the head on this car - yes, I know it's a pushrod! It's the only Fiat 1600 pushrod in the World to have GC racing valve springs!! GC cut the ports and put fitted new exhaust valve seats so that the car can now run on unlead...

Thought that some of you might like to see my 131 Abarth Stradale. It's a pretty standard car and well documented via the Fiat Motor Club GB. I imported it from Italy back in August 2004, and have not stopped spending out on it since then. Some of jobs undertaken since my ownership - 1) New stainles...

OK then Theo, here goes. It should be a pic my Arbie at Castle Combe TWO YEARS AGO. So the pic is even older than the one you have posted! :D When I get to my other computer I'll post a more recent pic. In the mean time I'll start a new posting for my Arbie otherwise you'll accuse me of stealing you...

'Ere Theo, this an old picture! Got any decent ones :roll: :lol: :lol:

If I knew how to post a pic I put a couple of my fleet one here :oops: